William II, king of the English, to Thomas, archbishop of York; he gives notice that he has granted to the church of Durham and William the bishop lands in Lothian which King Edgar donated.
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DCA DCD Misc. Ch. 558a
poss. circa 1218
Durham Cathedral Archives, Durham
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. W . rex anglorum . Thomę eboracensi archiepiscopo . et omnibus suis fidelibus francis et anglis et scottis salutem . Sciatis me| concessisse deo omnipotenti . et ęcclesię dunelmensi . et sancto confessori Cuthberto . et Willelmo episcopo . et monachis in eadem ęcclesia| deo seruientibus et in perpetuum seruituris terras in lodeneio quas Eadgarus rex filius malcolmi regis scottorum deo et| supradictę ęcclesię me concedente donauit . mansionem scilicet de berwic . et has subscriptas mansiones . greidene .| leinhale . dylsterhale . bricgham ederham . cirneside hyltun . blacedre . cynebrihtham . hotun . reinintun .| paxtun . fugeldene . morintun . lambertun . aliam lambertun . hædrintun . fiscwic . horeford . upsetintun . et man-|sionem de collingaham . et has subscriptas mansiones . adlcambus . lummesdene . ristun . sumestun . fardun . eitun .| aliam eitun . prenegest . cramesmue . hædenetun . Has superscriptas mansiones cum adiacentibus terris et siluis| et aquis . et omnibus theloneis . et namum fracturis . et aliis consuetudinibus suis . sicut eas malcolmus rex unquam melius| habuit deo et sancto Cuthberto inperpetuum concedo . teste . Willelmo cancellario . et Roberto filio haumonis .
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William king of the English, to Thomas archbishop of York, and to all his sworn men, French, English, and Gaelic, greeting. Know me to have conceded to God Almighty, and to the church of Durham, and to the holy confessor Cuthbert, and to Bishop William, and to the monks there who are serving and in perpetuity will be serving God, the lands in Lothian which Edgar, son of Malcolm king of Scots, with my consent, donated to God and the above-said church; that is, the manor of Berwick; and these manors written below: Graden, Lennel, Dylsterhale, Birgham, Edrom, Chirnside, Hilton, Blackadder, Kimmerghame, Hutton, Renton, Paxton, Foulden, Mordington, Lamberton, the other Lamberton, Edrington. Fishwick, Horeford, Upsettlington, and the manor of Coldingham; and these manors written below: Old Cambus, Lumsdaine, Reston, Swinton, Farndun, Ayton, the other Ayton, Prenderguest, Cramsmoo, Edington. These manors written above, with their appurtenant lands, woods, waters, and all tolls and wrecked ships, and their other customs, just as King Malcolm ever best had them, I concede for ever to God and Saint Cuthbert. As witness William the chancellor and Robert fitz Hamon.
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DCD Misc. Ch. 558a- Repository
- Durham Cathedral Archives
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- DCD Misc. Ch. 558a
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- poss. circa 1218